#cardwelling

It has been awhile. I’ve quite frankly been doing nothing for the past few weeks because once I left Western North Carolina and went to upstate South Carolina (I’m currently in Georgia) I decided to explore, take pictures, hike and enjoy myself. I haven’t had a break in over a year and except for going to my storage unit every once in awhile I’ve been vegetating in WNC with my two companions.…

hey guys, i was obviously gone a pretty long time. pretty much after my husband and i moved into an apartment together and settled down i guess i lost interest in tumblr and other social media. i pretty much stopped drawing too, just had so much stuff to do, my husband and i live in an apartment and he works all day so i clean and cook and looked after the pets. during our free time we just spent it playing android games together lol.

someone asked, no those are not my kids in my instagram photos, they are my husbands from a previous marriage so i guess they are my step kids. i still dont want my own and i never will, and the hubby doesnt want any more. 

i unfortunately dont do my cosplay anymore, we settled down a little too much as i mentioned and i gained enough weight that i no longer fit into my costume. hopefully i can rectify that someday.

so i returned because im looking for a potential blog space as my husband and i are about to do something pretty drastic with our lives. we are sick and tired of living paycheck to paycheck, throwing it all into an apartment we dont even enjoy living in, practically hoarding animals we cant possibly properly take care of in a desperate attempt to gain meaning in life, being in constant debt, and only dreaming about places we want to see and things we want to do while still youngish.

so we have decided that when our lease expires in 8 months we are going to live out of our SUV. with no rent to pay, means plenty of money to finally pay super old bills off, and finally get a decent credit score. it means finally being able to afford to do all the things we only talk about doing, such as comic con or alaska. it means always having enough gas to visit friends and family. it means if the husband misses one or two days of work, it wont KILL us. it means being able to afford the dental and eye care we dont have insurance for. it means finally being able to afford going on a honeymoon. 

the blackouts that followed hurricane matthew and irma forced us to sleep in the SUV due to the 90+ degree weather. and not only did we do pretty good, we actually enjoyed the excitement of trying to figure out how to “make it”. after the monotony of our lives was finally broken, well, it was very hard to go back to how things were. we just sort of looked at each other after paying rent that month and said, “what are we doing?? why are we paying for this?” 

we have already begun the first step. getting rid of EVERYTHING. the animals are being carefully rehomed. the stuff is getting sold, donated, or trashed. and only essentials are staying with us. and for the next 8 months, we will start converting our 2004 Ford Escape into a road worthy camper (and watching literally all the youbtube videos on car camping).

Almost everything I own...

One: Day Pack: Kindle; Chargers, mouse, memory cards; wallet, keys, comb; pen, notebook; hard drive; laptop; bag.

Two: (50L?)Bag; sleeping bag; camping cook set; water bottle; collapsible cooler; air mattress; boots; bug spray; sun block; poncho; clothing line.

Three (a): Bag of seasonings, oils, tea, quinoa, and other random cooking stuff; bag for: foil, cutting board, knives, measuring spoons, cooking utensils, dish towels, tupperware, coffee, french press, can opener, eating utensils, salt/pepper, can/bottle opener; vitamins, drugs, etc.

Three (b): 6-pack cutouts; pencils, pens, tape; random cables, batteries, spare headphones, wifi router; flashlight, tools, rope, saw; sloppy paperwork; solar lantern; plug-in water heater; flashlight and lightstrip for van.

Four: Stuff I'd like to give/throw away. Books; Beatles glasses; misc. posters; baking pan and sheet; pot and pan; alarm clock.

Five: Stuff I did throw away. Canned goods, damaged notebooks, old tobacco, canned goods, maps, broken kindle, old box of tea.